Border war revenge

By "The Cowboy" Jim Gray

At the close of the Civil War the only discernable difference between Missouri and Kansas along the border south of Kansas City was the scattered “blackened chimneys” of abandoned Missouri farms. Known as the “Burnt District”, the charred remains were the result of Brigadier General Thomas Ewing’s General Order Number 11, issued Aug. 25, 1863.

The series of events that led to the issuance of the order began in the opening days of the War Between the States. Early in 1861, as the inevitability of war loomed over the nation, southern states began to succeed from the Union.

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